While no one would miss those college students, Frank and the rangers could not allow their deaths to ruin Mount Statera's tourism industry either.Otherwise, Frank would not have intervened earlier and would have let the wolves tear them to pieces.To no surprise, the college students arrived at the foot of the mountain looking exhausted.Seeing Frank and the rangers having a chuckle naturally sent them flying into a rage, and a girl even strode up to snap at Frank, "If you could fly, then why did you make us walk?! Don't you know how tiring that was?!"Frank turned to leave, ignoring her—it would only leave a bad taste in his mouth to talk to people like her."Hey, I'm talking to you! Are you listening?!"Still, the girl hounded Frank, but he kept ignoring her.That was when the chief ranger did a head count, only to notice something amiss.Four of the students were missing!"Who's the leader here?" he asked. "Don't you know that there are four of you missing? Anything could
On top of that, the college students could not forget that they had provoked Frank considerably.As such, they all started running back up the mountain without another word."What are you doing?!" the chief ranger exclaimed in shock. "You'd just get in the way if you go up! Get back here!"Naturally, his words fell on deaf ears, and the other rangers flocked around him."Just forget it, chief. They want to die, so let them—it's none of our business."Moreover, that kid is the type who makes sound decisions. Those brats wouldn't be swaying him—if he can't save them, he'd just abandon them and return on his own."The chief sighed. "That's true, but that man is obviously also a man with principles. What if he took my words seriously? We can't just wait here… We have to go up too!"With that said, the other rangers had no choice but to follow their chief up the mountain again.-Meanwhile, Frank had arrived at his destination to find two boys lying prone on the floor just as he la
Frank chuckled. "You'd better make up your mind now. If I free them, you'd all be in pieces!"The four college students traded glances.The girl whom Frank pointed out stood up, but the boy stopped her and snapped at Frank, "To be honest, we were in this situation because we deserved it. We should've listened to you instead of mocking you… So do your worst! Even if we have to die, we're dying together!And with that, all four college students held each other's hands, closed their eyes, and waved.Frank smiled and waved his hand in turn, and when they eventually opened their eyes again, he had frozen the pack of wolves!"W-What are you doing?" the boy exclaimed. "Well done." Frank nodded. "The fact that you'd correct yourself means you're good kids, and I won't go as far as to kill!""Y-You don't look that nice to me," the boy blurted.They had basically just met Frank and had no idea who he was. Still, they could see that he was a man of determination, and the lives of others
"You're a ranger, aren't you?" One of the college students exclaimed to the chief ranger, "That man killed our friends! Aren't you going to do something about it?!"The chief ranger was initially stunned, but he soon recovered. "Sorry, we saw nothing, so we couldn't intervene!"Another ranger behind him even pointed out, "Even if you're telling the truth, we're just rangers. How could we be the judge?""You kids should be worrying about how you would placate him!"Just earlier, the rangers might really help them, but these kids were just too horrible.If anything, they were convinced that Frank had done the right thing!Naturally, the college students were incredulous. "Y-You're not going to help us?!"The chief ranger shrugged. "Sorry, it's not as if we don't want to help, but we can't!""You asked for it!"While the college students were enraged, one of them whipped out a gun and aimed it at FrankEveryone was stunned.What?! This brat was packing heat?!And he never used
However, losing was simply not Frank's style.He slowly strode toward the boy with the gun, growling coolly, "Grow a pair and shoot. Don't make me laugh!"The boy with the gun panicked and stumbled backward, stammering, "Stay back, or I'll shoot!"The rangers quickly reasoned with Frank too. "Just calm down, brother! Why stoop to his level?""What was that?!"The boy with the gun was at once furious, his fingers clenching around the grip. "Don't think I'm not going to shoot, pretty boy! It's a life for a life at worst. You're no match for me!"Frank smirked. "Then why don't you shoot? Are you scared?""Don't push me!""Oh, but I am!""Argh!!!"The boy with the gun screamed to bolster his courage and pulled the trigger!Everyone was left stunned by the crack of the gunshot, as they presumed that the boy with the gun just wanted to intimidate Frank… but he actually fired!However, even the boy with the gun was not mentally prepared for it. He was stunned for a long while afte
Frank punched the boy with the gun, breaking his wrist and grabbing the gun.Breaking it under his foot, he then wheeled on the other college students, speaking as he walked, "Everyone, he was going to kill you just a second ago. What are you going to do about that?"The college students were initially quiet, but they soon turned and grinned darkly at their friend.They did not bother about Frank, and he had saved their lives. So what was a so-called friend in comparison?Like Frank had put it, their so-called friend was going to kill them—no one in their place could tolerate that!And there certainly was no need for tolerance when there was no way they could tolerate this, and thus the college students started clobbering him.On the other hand, the rangers and the four biology students hurried to Frank, promptly showering him with praise."That was just so amazing, kid! Where did you learn it?""To be honest, you have more research value than the wolf you're carrying!"Frank
Janice smiled. "You're way more ruthless than I am!"She then inadvertently noticed the thing Frank had in his pocket and recognized it! "Is that the legendary lunarise root?" she exclaimed. "I'm surprised that there's something this good!""You recognize that?" Frank asked, curious.Janice nodded. "To be honest, my family made a fortune in medicine, and I was taught Draconian traditional medicine since I was a child. While I haven't actually seen a treasure like this, I know about it since my family told me about it."I know that it's highly valuable as a medicinal ingredient, so you probably have no use for the whole herb. How about just a chunk? State a price, and I promise I won't even bargain!"However, Frank shook his head, leaving her disappointed. Still, he said, "I can share it with you, but I won't charge you for it because I don't need the money!""N-No way!" Janice exclaimed, whipping out her phone and ready to wire him money.The chief ranger read Frank's mind a
If anything, Frank had been incredibly polite!The security guard sighed in relief and felt lucky that he handled the issue perfectly, or he could not have stopped Frank on a rampage.After all, a mere security guard flashing his badge in the dead of night? His head would have rolled if Frank was not that nice.However, Frank had barely left when he found a balding geezer staring at him… or to be specific, the fire and cauldron floating beside him. "What's in there, kid?""Nothing. Just Draconian traditional medicine for a patient.""Draconian traditional medicine?"The geezer stared at Frank with a weird look before scowling, as if pained. "It's all bullshit, kid. I'd advise you not to feed anyone that. What is the hospital supposed to do if things go bad?""What's it to you? And who are you anyway?"Zark despised people like the geezer, constantly slandering Draconian traditional medicine just because they were certified doctors, completely forgetting their roots."Sorry, si
Frank snorted. "Alright, I'm hanging up. I'm getting started over here soon.""Yeah. Good luck," Jouri replied.Hanging up, Frank looked up at the waterfall overhead, and then at Skyler, who was standing beside him. "So? Is it time yet?""Almost… Now!" Skyler's eyes were glowing even as she stared at her watch."Alright."Frank looked up just as the skies abruptly darkened. "Ah, there it is—the eclipse."The sun seemed to disappear, and the world was suddenly shrouded in darknesses.And beside him, a stone door imbued with the power of the spiritron vein also rumbled as it parted."Got it!" Frank rushed inside without another word as soon as he saw it."Hmph. I'm surprised that you could reach this place." A cold, wrathful voice resounded inside even before Frank got a hold of his surroundings.Looking up, Frank found a youth in a black cossack and sporting grey-white hair, standing upon a cliff as he looked down on him.Frank chuckled. "Hehe. Like I said, I've come to kill
Frank narrowed his eyes. "Is that so?'Crane shrugged. "I don't mind giving it to you straight—members of Torrent are actually… Ahem. A part of Torrent himself."Frank paused. "What's that supposed to mean?""You don't get it, do you?" Crane grinned. "Then let me put it to you this way—every member is a clone of Torrent.""A clone?" Frank gasped in realization."Yes," Crane nodded. "That's why I believe that challenging Crane is just suicide. You have no idea how powerful he is—only death awaits you down that path."Frank smirked. "Oh, but I don't think so."Crane rolled his eyes. "Fine, whatever—now listen closely. You will find Torrent in the Mystic Trail, but you would only find that place when the sun and moon coincide, and the entrance is beneath the waterfall south of Horton."As he finished, he snorted coldly. "I have no idea if you can actually do it, but I'm hoping you do kill him… Heh. I'm getting tired of being stuck under his control for so long."Then, waving off
Frank abruptly turned, immediately noticing one of the Cranes crouching, ready to spring forward and blindside him."Got you!" He laughed."Hah! You fell for it!"Just as Frank swung a punch to pulverize that Crane, he suddenly burst into pus that splashed at Frank's face."Damn it!" Frank took a step back, surprised that the clone's presence was identical to the real Crane, and a trap on top of that!"Die!"The Cranes around him each whipped out a dagger, all of them stabbing at Frank at the same time."Get off!" Frank bellowed, unleashing a shockwave that sent all the Cranes flying across all directions."Frank! Above you!" Skyler suddenly shrieked."Yes! I'm right here!" A strange laughter sounded above Frank just as he wiped the pus off his face.Crane was suddenly directly above him, launching an aerial kick straight at Frank's head, and Frank had no time to dodge!"Die!" Crane's smile curled into a twisted angle as he saw that too.He was very confident with this kick
"Disgusting…" Skyler murmured through her hand.Despite being skinned and scalped, the women were all still alive and singing to the music that was playing despite their anguish."Talk about a terrible fetish."Frank was scowling too—why were all the members of Torrent such sick deviants? It seemed like his plan to wipe them out was absolutely correct!"So, you killed my clone?"The lanky man on the couch slowly turned to level his bloodshot eyes at Frank.His lips were wet with bed as they curled upward into an eerie smile."Clone?" Frank narrowed his eyes."Hehe. It's a sage art."Crane shrugged as he stood up and wiped the blood off his lips. "It's only natural that you don't understand… Still, you deserve praise. If you can kill my clone, that means you're not just slightly stronger than Ghost."Naturally, the man was none other than the real Crane.Still, as Skyler studied him from a corner, even she could notice the strange twitch of his fingers, and his veins were pro
Even as Crane ran, he was looking over his shoulder, his heart pounding. "No… I won't win in a one-on-one!"No, as long as I get back to my real body… we can do this together!" He frowned, having seen how Frank sliced off the pinkies of those hood rats. It hence quickly dawned on him that Frank was not just slightly stronger than Ghost, as Torrent had put it!"Almost there!" He gasped when he saw the signboard of Pegasus Showtown in the distance. "As long as I get there and rendezvous with my real body, that brat will lose—"That was when he turned and saw that a shadow had caught up with impossible speed."What?!" Crane's eyes almost popped out in bewilderment. "What speed is that?! Are you kidding—"Even as he spotted the shadow, the shadow turned into a youth with an impassive visage.His fist outstretched, he was clearly punching toward Crane's forehead!"Argh…"Even as Crane looked on, the youth's punch slowed down by tenfold, but his fist kept closing in.Then, whe
Seeing Skyler sigh, the tattooed thug presumed that his extortion worked.He strode up, grabbing Frank's shoulder. "No one's gonna help you, boy. Pay up, or you're not leaving.""Exactly! You're not getting away!" the crowd of hood rats hollered. "Last chance."Frank's eyes were cold and fixed on Dani, however. "Are you going to intervene? If you do, you can keep that check. If you don't…""Ugh. Fuck off! I don't care!" Dani spat, her expression smug as she folded her arms before her chest. "Who do you think you are to threaten me?!""Exactly! Pay up, and you can leave!""Yeah! Ten grand, at least!""You probably don't know my boss Wyvern, but when he's here, you won't get away with just ten grand!"Even as the crowd closed in, Frank shook his head. "Well, you had your chance. Don't blame me for what happens next.""You're giving us a chance?! Hah! Who—argh!"Even before Dani could finish gloating, Frank was suddenly in front of her, grabbing her viciously by the wrist."Arg
"Five grand?! Did you hear that?! He just threw five grand!""Must be a rich kid coming here for a secret rendezvous, out of prying eyes? Those types are the easiest mark!""Fuck! And Dani got one of us… It hurts me more than losing at the races!"Frank could hear the buzz around him but ignored it as he strode past the men flanking him and headed toward the street that stank of blood."Stop!" A big tattooed man grinned sinisterly as he intercepted Frank.As his buddies encircled Frank as well, Frank snorted—it seemed that they took his reaction for a sign of weakness and thought that he could be cowed.The tattooed man rubbed his chin as he leered at Skyler's voluptuous figure, chuckling. "Look, boy. I'm short on cash, so let me take a loan. I'll pay you back some other day, how about that?"His friend laughed. "Exactly! You just gave Dani five grand, and we won't ask for more… just four, how about that?"Skyler scowled in turn and glanced worriedly at Frank beside her—was he
Frank himself had just stepped out of the nightclub when his eyes narrowed."Blood," he murmured, his nostrils twitching."Blood?"Skyler sniffed the air, puzzled. "I can't smell it.""It's from the opposite street… I smell the blood of over a dozen people.""A dozen?!" Skyler did a double take.He could identify the number of people who were killed?! That was just ridiculous!"Come on, let's take a look."Just as Frank led the way toward the source of the stench, a woman suddenly came up, catching Frank off guard and throwing herself into his arms."Hmmm?" He looked down to see that she had thick makeup, average looks, and a rather pudgy belly."Argh! He touched me!" she pointed at Frank and shrieked even before he realized what was happening."What?!" Skyler was staring at the woman too, mystified."Oh, sister! You just didn't see it!"The woman kept hollering, pointing at Frank's face. "Your boyfriend grabbed my ass! Is that how you teach him manners?!""Teach him ma
Wyvern screamed even as he clutched the stump that was his hand, screaming so shrilly one might mistake his voice as inhuman."Oh, just shut up." The lanky man glowered and launched a kick, reducing Wyvern into puddles of blood and pieces of innards, splattering all around the lobby. "Argh!!!" the devilish lady screamed as she watched the carnage unfolded."Another sound, and you'd end up just like him." The lanky man turned and frowned at her impatiently."Hngh…" The devilish lady promptly clasped a hand over her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes as she trembled."What the hell?!"Outside, Wyvern's lackeys heard the screams and ran inside, looking for him. "Hey, where's Wyvern?!"However, the lobby was too dimly lit for them to notice the blood and guts scattered around the walls, and they only sensed that terrible stench."Hngh…" The devilish lady was too scared to speak, and tears trickled out of her eyes."Fuck!"One of the lackeys strode up and seized the lanky man